Government announces settlement with private wall builders

The federal government has announced it has reached a settlement with the builders of a 3-mile stretch of private border wall along the banks of the Rio Grande south of Mission.

The news came Thursday, when attorneys representing the International Boundary and Water Commission filed a document announcing they had come to terms with the wall builders in the two-year-old lawsuit.

“(T)he parties have resolved the remaining issues and have agreed to a settlement of this case,” the document reads.

“Additionally, approvals from the appropriate federal officials have been obtained,” it further reads.

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